# Bacon Popper

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**Bacon Popper** was an electronic music duo best known for their 1998 dance single "[Free](/source/Free_(Bacon_Popper_song))," which was memorable in part for its lyrical refrain "you're just a bunch of freaks," and for its sample of [U2](/source/U2)'s song "[New Year's Day](/source/New_Year's_Day_(U2_song))." "Free" peaked at number 43 on the Australian ARIA Charts.[1]

The duo was made up of Italian DJ and producer Paola Peroni and American vocalist Lisa Marie Simmons.[2] Bacon Popper released two singles in 1998—"Free," a major European hit, and "Rejoice in Love"—followed by an eight-track album in 1999, also called *Free*; later singles included "Trip to India/I Gonna Do" in 2001 and "Get Up and Party" in 2002.

In the year 2009 is make the first official remix by the Italian dj/producer Stefano Mattara (Mat's Remix).

As of 2014, Peroni is still active as a producer and DJ on the European club scene. Also working under the name Miss Groovy, Peroni is a native of [Brescia](/source/Brescia), Italy.[3] Simmons, a native of [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder,_Colorado), and former student of the [American Academy of Dramatic Arts](/source/American_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts),[4] is still based in Italy and working as a singer-songwriter.[5]

In January 2025, the Trio of Italian DJs Tr3nacria, a remix of the famous success "Free" in collab with Peroni for Egomusic. The title of the song "Free Now" Rehabilitates the old success in a more contemporary and dump-rich way.

## Notes

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). *Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010*. pdf ed. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 22.

1. "Bacon Popper." *Future Style*, January 2001. [http://www.futurestyle.org/archives/b/baconpopper.htm](http://www.futurestyle.org/archives/b/baconpopper.htm)

1. "Paola Peroni biography." *The Eurodance Encyclopaedia*. [http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Peroni_Paola](http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Peroni_Paola)

1. "Bacon Popper." *Future Style*, January 2001. [http://www.futurestyle.org/archives/b/baconpopper.htm](http://www.futurestyle.org/archives/b/baconpopper.htm)

1. "Lisa Marie Simmons – Singer/Songwriter in Sirmione." *Fandalism*. [http://fandalism.com/hippietendencies](http://fandalism.com/hippietendencies)

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